Screening new hires pits depth of checks against legal risk
Employers face a dilemma over background checks as the Society for Human Resourcement releases a 37 page Reference Checking Handbook. High profile cases show negligent hiring lawsuits after undisclosed criminal histories. The handbook notes one fifth of applicants exaggerate education and that many employers refuse to share past employee information due to liability or legal limits.
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Society For Human Resourcement
Rosemary Collyer
Collyer
Florida
Comany
California
Georgia
Robert LoPresto
San Francisco
Detroit scam hits job seekers in cruise line promises
Nelson Sumpter, 28, of Detroit, is accused of bilking dozens of job seekers across eight states out of up to 1000 each with false promises of high paying cruise line jobs. Oakland County prosecutors say at least 60 victims identified as Sumpter posed as Carnival agent Tom Howard through Preferred Travel Services Inc. He was arraigned on three counts of obtaining more than 100 under false pretenses, each punishable by up to 10 years and 5000 dollars fine. bond set at 300,000 cash per count.
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Detroit
Oakland County
Nelson
Sumpter
Oakland
Richard Thompson
Pontiac
William Waterman
Tom Howard
Nelson Sumpter
Carnival
Preferred Travel Services Inc
Thompson
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Mesa
Arizona
Rio Salado Community College
Rio
Microsoft Word
Lotus
North Valley Service Center
Paradise Valley Mall
E. Cactus Rd
Phoenix
East Valley Service Center
N. Power Rd
Rio’s
Luke Air Force Base
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Black Mountain School
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